Male attendant
This figure and the others from the same ensemble (28.106.1-9) resemble the group of musicians and dancers excavated from the Tang dynasty Cen family tomb in Mengjin, Luoyang, Henan province.
Artwork Details
- 唐 陶男樂伎俑
- Title: Male attendant
- Period: Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Date: 7th–8th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
- Classification: Tomb Pottery
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
- Object Number: 28.106.3
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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7th–8th century
7th–8th century
ca. 550–560
early 7th century
7th century
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